Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-09
DAILY HERALD.
P0n0LOaICAL SOCIETY.
Tne Thira Annual Meeting az
MOmrOvia.

The third annual meeting of the Los
Angeles County Pomologicul Society was
held at Monrovia Wednesday. When the
members OF the Society arrived at the
depot at Mourovia they were met by the
citizens, and after fine drive
around the town were taken to the diff
fsrent hotels, where splendid lunch
had been prepared. The visitors and
uembers of the Society were greatly
surprised at the growth of the place,
and many said that unless they had seen
the beautiful Monrovia they would no,
have believed that it could have made
such rapid strides in such short time.
After lunch the party repaired to the
town hall where The meeting would
shortly be held and inspected the numer.
ous fioral decorations that ornamented
the hall. Mrs. General Pile and Mrs
w. N. Monroe had two beautiful stands
of flowers on exhibition, which were
greatly admired. The citizens Of Duarte
also sent some choice deciduuus fruits
which made ones mouth water to look
at. At half-past one o'clock Hiiam
Hamilton, President of the Society,
called the meeting to order and intro.
duced General W. A. Pile, who made the
opening address. The General made
speech full obtrue hospitality and with
much feeling. President Hamilton then
delivered the following speech:
In ancient Mythology it is said that q
full panoplied goddess leaped from the
brain of Jupiter, cleft by blow from
Vulcan's brszen hatchet. But it never
has been said, in story old or new, that
city was built in day. The nearest
approach to it on record is now before
our eyes-the beautiful city of Monrovia.
the yoarges. daughter of the golden
West! 1t is the delight of this society
to be the guest of such hostess. The
genii who preside over our destinies sa.
lutte her. We welcome Monrovia to the
ranks of progress, and progress is the
watchword OF q hundred cities ON the
Pacific Coast.
The time for the third annual meeting
Of the Les Angeles County Pomological
Society has come, and every member re.
joices in the success it has attained. The
plan of rotating its meetings through
the county has proved good one. The
sociability aud friendships produced
have proved eminently profitable and
agreeable, and the promise for the future
is bright.
Orange, where the society was cradled
and christened, sends greeting, and in
vites to the parental roof the next meet
ing in July next.
Since the fall Of Adam the earth no.
where furnishes an Eden without labor.
In the cold swamps aud marshes of the
north few cranberries grow. Along
the margin of rivers and on forest
covered hills, the wild blackberry. L.
q few favored spots, the strawberry. T.
the oases of the desert, the date palm
Tropical isles of the sea, bread-fruit and
a few other varieties grow. But nc
Eden of plenty is made without constant,
skillful labor.
As eternal vigilance is the price oi
liberty, SO perseverlng watch is essentia
to success in horticulture. Disease Of
the vine must be cured and. fruit pest,
must be destroyed. Nature has abund
antly supplied Los Angeles county with
the elements of success. The skilled
hand of industry has already reclaimed
the desert. In the memory of men now
living this plain on which your beautiful
city now stands was but desert, inhab
tied only by few barbarous and hunger
smitten savages. So dry as to supply
only scauty forage for nomadic bands o
sheep and grasshoppers. But now tn,
Moses of modern industry has 1ittel
the rock and the wilderness smb OF will
plenty.
tral parts of the State do not seem tt
understand the secret of our uuexampleo
prosperity. For more than a genera
tion they have contented themselves
with fifteen or twenty bushels of grain
TO the acre per year. while for eight or
mine months of the year their broad
-Scres have lain idle, dry and scorched by
q cloudless sun, and that too while q
score of rivers have annually rolled
their liquid wealth idly to the sea.
Perhaps we had better attend to our
own affairs and allow them to work ou,
their own affairs. We meet once in
three months to discuss questions per
tanning to our own industry. That
which concerns us most at present is how
shall we place our fruit upon the market
to the best advantage! How shall we Sc
cure the reward of our own labor? Tn.
orange market has been disposed of,
deciduous fruits claim our atten-
tion now. and will be tn,
special object Of this meeting.
PROFESSOR RILEY.
Charles v. Riley, the Chief Entomolo
gist of the United States, was invited tt
address the meeting. and said: "Ths
grange growers of Southern Californi.
have suffered very much by lack of proper
Knowledge. In the East we have learned
to conquer the scale bugs. In Florida
the orange growers keep abreast of oul
discoveries, and are not afraid of the